Student Research Symposium Presentations
The Student Research Symposium is a celebration of noteworthy student research at Lynn University. This event combines two previous events, the College of Arts and Sciences Research Symposium and the Research Paper Award from the Eugene M. & Christine E. Lynn Library. In 2019, these events were combined into one Research Symposium offered to all Lynn University students.
Awards are presented for research projects in these categories:
- Oral Presentation: a 10-minute, conference-style talk that includes a digital presentation.
- Research Poster: an academic poster presentation of original research.
- Research Paper: an academic research paper (or video) of original research with a clear, arguable thesis that is well-supported by scholarly sources.
Submissions from 2025
Academic Entitlement is Associated with Lower Self-Efficacy and More Course Withdrawals, Poster Presentation: Health and Social Sciences category, Alessia Zedde and Patrick J. Cooper
Antibiotic Resistance in Yogurt Bacteria, Poster Presentation: Natural Sciences category, Kevin Sosa, Rafaela Oda, Max Werner, and Cassandra S. Korte
Apolipoprotein ε2 Potential Protection Against Long Term Consequence of Traumatic Brain Injury: Thesis Proposal, Poster Presentation: Natural Sciences category, Rebecca Mesidort and Kimberly D. Rowland
Assessing the Feasibility of Investigating Cardiovascular Risk Factors: A Re-Analysis Using the Framingham Study, Poster Presentation: Health and Social Sciences category, Théo Desroches and Félix E. Rivera-Mariani
Barriers to Dental Care Access in Minority Communities, Poster Presentation: Health and Social Sciences category, Sebastian Leslie and Daniel Ceccoli
Big Five Personality Traits and Emotional Eating in Young Adults, Poster Presentation: Health and Social Sciences category, Madisyn Mae Andrade and Patrick J. Cooper
Bisphenol A Effects on Stress Behaviors, Poster Presentation: Natural Sciences category, Alexis Galindez, Kevin Sosa, Emily Pintilie, and Cassandra S. Korte
Cell Lysis Optimization to Measure Catalase Activity, Poster Presentation: Natural Sciences category, Victoria Hendricks, Erika L. Doctor, and Cassandra S. Korte
Circadian Rhythm Analysis in Drosophila melanogaster Using DAM2 and Shiny-R: An Examination of Activity Patterns, Poster Presentation: Natural Sciences category, Rebeckha Theodore, Anaisha Desravines, and Kimberly D. Rowland
Circadian Rhythm Analysis in Drosophila melanogaster with Neurodegenerative Risk Factor, Poster Presentation: Natural Sciences category, Elijah Oran and Kimberly D. Rowland
Colorimetric Assay for Detecting Forever Chemicals, Poster Presentation: Natural Sciences category, Sara Miller and Erika L. Doctor
Comparative Analysis of Human and Drosophila melanogaster Circadian Rhythms Using DAM Software, Poster Presentation: Health and Social Sciences category, Maria Eduarda Couto Dourado, Alessia Zedde, Melissa Lehman, and Kimberly D. Rowland, Category Winner
Do Different Brands of Environmentally Friendly Paints Affect Forensic Paint Analysis?, Poster Presentation: Health and Social Sciences category, Hailee Leach, Emily Pintilie, Alanna L. Lecher, and Erika L. Doctor
Educational Disparities and Cardiovascular Disease Risk: Insights from the Framingham Study, Poster Presentation: Health and Social Sciences category, Tashoy Campbell and Félix E. Rivera-Mariani
Encanto’s ‘Colombian’ Soundtrack: A Diffuse Charm Unveiled Through Analysis, Research Paper, Manuela Wanumen Jiménez
Equity in Wellness Program Participation: Bridging the SES Gap, Oral Presentation, Brandy Whitford, Winner
Gender Bias Within AI Imaging, Poster Presentation: Health and Social Sciences category, Drew Quattrocchi
Hidden Risks: Quantifying Sources of Phthalate Exposure From Cleansers, Poster Presentation: Natural Sciences category, Vivika Arocho, Tanya Pach, and Erika L. Doctor
Hooked on Sweetness: Testing Light Attraction in Planaria with Alternative Sweeteners, Oral Presentation, Logan-Marie Torry, Destiny Perez, and Cassandra S. Korte
How Does Caffeine Affect Your Learning?, Poster Presentation: Natural Sciences category, Kiana Rhee-Osorio, Carlton Parke, Khalique Ahmed, and Alexis Galindez
Impact of CrowdStrike Outage on Delta Airlines, Poster Presentation: Industry category, Mahiba Nasir
Looks Like Gibberish to Me: An Analysis of Dyslexia, its Musical Counterpart and the Education System, Research Paper, Chase Hogan
Motives Matter: Exploring Psychological Predictors of Student Drinking Behavior, Poster Presentation: Health and Social Sciences category, Emily Kemp, Melissa Lehman, and Patrick J. Cooper, Winner
Perceptions of Employability with AI Skills, Poster Presentation: Health and Social Sciences category, Brandy Whitford and Patrick J. Cooper
Planarian Exposure to the Herbicide 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic (2,4-D), Poster Presentation: Natural Sciences category, Emily Pintilie, Alexis Galindez, and Cassandra S. Korte, Category Winner
Probiotic Promise Verses Reality: A Quantitative Analysis, Poster Presentation: Natural Sciences category, Gabby Ramos Yarala and Cassandra S. Korte
Psychological Challenges and Coping Mechanisms in the Military-to-Civilian Transition, Oral Presentation, Matt Hartford
Sustainability in Aviation, Poster Presentation: Industry category, Nicholas Cruz and Jennifer A. Torres
Systematic Abuse in Women’s Soccer: A Comprehensive Analysis and Call for Reform, Poster Presentation: Industry category, Emma Steinweiss, Arantza Espinosa Valencia, and Sherry Andre, Category Winner
The Aesthetic Revolution in 20th-Century Classical Music and Its Perceptual Effects on Listeners: A Cognitive-Historical Perspective, Research Paper, Derek Lund, Winner
The Ethics of Bypassing UNOS Allocation Rules to Save a Patient, Oral Presentation, Kayrha Augustus
The Impact of Variable Decibel Level Noise Exposure on Drosophila melanogaster, Poster Presentation: Natural Sciences category, Angelina Pologeorgis, Simona Tollis, Elijah Oran, Madeline Barlow, Daniel Ceccoli, and Kimberly D. Rowland
The Repercussions of Recent Airline Accidents & Incidents on the Boeing Company, Poster Presentation: Industry category, Tianna Commock and Jennifer A. Torres
Together, We Can Stop Bullying, Poster Presentation: Health and Social Sciences category, Kayla Friedlander
Trust in Scientists, Climate Policy, and Government Skepticism: A Global Re-Analysis, Poster Presentation: Health and Social Sciences category, Lily Day Drons and Félix E. Rivera-Mariani
Using Exercise to Counteract the Effects of Social Media, Poster Presentation: Health and Social Sciences category, Brandy Whitford, Pelo Zinyana, and Patrick J. Cooper
Submissions from 2024
AI In Education: Assessing the Student Experience at Lynn University, Poster Presentation: Technology category, Alexander Hadad
AI’s Carbon Shadow: An Exploration of the Energy Dilemma and Earth’s Future, Oral Presentation, Olga Roussos, Winner
American Airlines: Staffing Shortage and Fuel Costs Due to COVID-19, Poster Presentation: Technology category, Katharine Lee
Analysis of GEN-Z Age Groups and their Screen Time in Romania, Poster Presentation: Social Science category, Gabby Ramos Yarala
Analyzing Drosophila melanogaster Circadian Rhythms using DAM3 and Shiny-R Analysis, Poster Presentation: Natural Science category, Maria Eduarda Couto Dourado and Kimberly D. Rowland
Analyzing the Rates of Employment for People with Multiple Sclerosis, Poster Presentation: Social Science category, Xavier Hayes
An Investigation of the Geopolitical and Economic Impact Resulting from the Development of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), Poster Presentation: Technology category, Tobia Donadon
Autism Advocacy in Research, Poster Presentation: Social Science category, Kate Holman, Ella Semonian, and Ali Cunningham Abbott
Calcium Ions Effect on Planaria Feeding Behavior, Poster Presentation: Natural Science category, Jonathan Newman, Natalie Gonzalez, Erika L. Doctor, and Cassandra S. Korte
Can Psilocybin Be Used for the Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder?, Poster Presentation: Natural Science category, Suncharone Jolteus, Anaïsha Desravines, Sebastian Leslie, and Khalique Ahmed
College Student-Athletes Have Higher GPAs But Do Not Differ From Non-Athletes in Key Psychological Outcomes, Poster Presentation: Social Science category, Sean Blumenfeld, Gabriela Barber, Sophia Fiz, Daniel Ceccoli, and Patrick J. Cooper
Does Heat Influence Planaria Flatworm Location?, Poster Presentation: Natural Science category, Logan-Marie Torry and Cassandra S. Korte
Emotional Eating, Self-Esteem, and Resilience in Young Adults, Poster Presentation: Social Science category, Gabriela Barber, Sophia Fiz, Sean Blumenfeld, Daniel Ceccoli, and Patrick J. Cooper, Winner
Enhancing Plant Growth in Adverse Environmental Conditions, Poster Presentation: Natural Science category, Khelia Gihozo and Wayne Law
Fruits and Vegetables: Catalase Inhibitors, Poster Presentation: Natural Science category, Victoria Hendricks, Cassandra S. Korte, and Erika L. Doctor
Gender and Racial Bias in Representations of Scientists, Poster Presentation: Social Science category, Andrea Sanchez and Melissa Lehman
Gender Differences in Self-Efficacy and Psychological Adjustment in Middle School Children, Poster Presentation, Sophia Fiz, Gabriela Barber, Sean Blumenfeld, and Patrick J. Cooper
Gen Z Demographics Who Avoid Brands That Abuse Animals, In the U.S. in 2022, Poster Presentation: Social Science category, Blanka Dobias
Investigating the Effects of Bisphenol-A on Planaria Phototaxis and Survival, Poster Presentation: Natural Science category, Reyna Docine, Alexis Galindez, and Cassandra S. Korte
Investigation Into How Archaeological Gar Scales are Affected by Water and Sea Level Rise, Poster Presentation: Natural Science category, Emma Ditzig, Destiny Perez, Suncharone Jolteus, Ivett de la Rosa, Erika L. Doctor, and Alanna L. Lecher
Is Forensic Paint Analysis Affected by Environmentally Friendly Products?, Poster Presentation: Natural Science category, Emily Pintilie, Alanna L. Lecher, and Erika L. Doctor
Miami International Airport: A Case Study in Operations and Management, Poster Presentation: Technology category, Jerzy A. Grodzki
Mindset Orientation and Coping Behaviors in Adults, Poster Presentation: Social Science category, Indyah Ferrouillet and Patrick J. Cooper, Category Winner
Mitigating Cadmium Toxicity on Planarian Head Regeneration, Oral Presentation, Natalie Gonzalez
Mortality Index of Drosophila melanogaster, following Traumatic Brain Injury, Oral Presentation, Megan N. Ashworth
Property Crime Rates Based on Geo Regions, Populations, and Rural v. Urban Locations, Poster Presentation: Social Science category, Hailee Leach
Quantifying Diagenesis of Florida Fish Scales Using IR Spectroscopy, Poster Presentation: Natural Science category, Brian Manzanares, Ivett de la Rosa, Alanna L. Lecher, and Erika L. Doctor
Reactive Oxygen Species Production in Head Regeneration of Planaria from Cadmium Exposure, Research Paper, Natalie Gonzalez, Winner
Receipts, A Source of Bisphenol A, Poster Presentation: Natural Science category, Camryn Brown, Grace Gouws, and Erika L. Doctor, Category Winner
San Francisco International Airport: Impact on Bay Area, Poster Presentation: Technology category, Julia Delaney, Category Winner
Spirit Airlines: Analysis, Poster Presentation: Technology category, Scott Thomas
The Effect of Exercise on the Short-Term Memory of College Students, Poster Presentation: Natural Science, Daniella Bastos, Carly McNeill, Daniel Ceccoli, and Patrick J. Cooper
The Issue of Teen Pregnancy in America, Oral Presentation, Daniella Bastos, Genavieve Prieto, and Anaisha Desravines
Trauma-Informed Practices Among Practitioners Around the Globe, Poster Presentation: Social Science category, Jon Sperry, Debra L. Ainbinder, Tracy N. Baker, Justin Story, Yasaman Babamohammadi, and Ali Siddique
Gopher Tortoises in Protector Natural Areas: Effect of Natural Area Characteristics on Populations, Research Paper, Taryn Lagor, Honorable Mention
Submissions from 2023
Assessing Paleoenvironmental Change of a Boca Raton Inlet Through Midden Artifact Analysis, Poster Presentation, Maria Gabriella Almeida, Alanna L. Lecher, and April Watson
A Visual Zooarchaeology Guide for Florida Artifacts, Poster Presentation, Brian Manzanares, Ivett de la Rosa, Maria Gabriella Almeida, and Alanna L. Lecher
Big 5 Personality Characteristics Are Related to Choices About Study Strategy, Poster Presentation, Aizhan Akhmet and Melissa Lehman
Calcium Ions Effect on Planaria Feeding Behavior, Poster Presentation, Jonathan Newman, Anden Velez, and Cassandra S. Korte
Change in Arctic Sea Ice Over the Past 50 years, Poster Presentation, Maria Cabral
Collision at Los Rodeos, Tenerife, Research Paper, Luis Casassa, Honorable Mention
Comparing Flashover Heat Release Rate Within Different Materials, Poster Presentation, Colleen Stitzel and Erika L. Doctor
Comparing the Survivability of Lactobacillus acidophilus, Poster Presentation, Josey Sumpter, Lydia Sampson, and Cassandra S. Korte
Comparison of Measurement Accuracy Between Caliper and iPhone Apps, Poster Presentation, Taryn Lagor, Alanna L. Lecher, and April Watson
Determination of Caffeine Content in Coffee Beverages Using Fourier Transform Infra-Red Spectroscopy, Poster Presentation, Daniella Bastos and Khalique Ahmed
Drosophila Model for Potential Plasticizer Induced Hyperactivity, Poster Presentation, Xavier Hayes, Erika L. Doctor, Cassandra S. Korte, and Kimberly D. Rowland
Effect of Cadmium Exposure on Planarian Regeneration, Poster Presentation, Natalie Gonzalez, Reyna Dolcine, and Cassandra S. Korte
Generation Xl: The Effects of Childhood Obesity, Poster Presentation, Laura Cozine
How Business Analysis Can Help a Company Improve its Performance?, Oral Presentation, David Chabab
How Discrimination Plummets LGBTQ+ Well-Being, Poster Presentation, Klark McElveen and Natalie Rowland
Kombucha Bacteria Growth Rate At Different Temperatures, Poster Presentation, Adam London, Jeff Ciruzzi, Joseph Lewis, and Cassandra S. Korte
Monologues and the Self, Oral Presentation, Jefferson Horowitz
Mortality Index of Wild-Type Drosophila Melanogaster, Utilizing the High Impact Trauma (HIT) Device, Poster Presentation, Megan N. Ashworth and Kimberly D. Rowland
Nicotine Exposure Rescues the Locomotory Defects of TRPA1 Loss of Function Flies, Poster Presentation, Jacquelyn T. Deaton and Kimberly D. Rowland
Plastic Water Bottles, Source of Phthalates?, Poster Presentation, Grace Gouws, Emily Pintilie, and Erika L. Doctor
Resilience and Mental Health in College Students, Poster Presentation, Indyah Ferrouillet, Bemsimbom Nkuo, Daniel Ceccoli, and Patrick J. Cooper, Winner
Role Models Against All Odds, Poster Presentation, Dilieth Borges and Robert P. Watson
The Differentiation and Quantification of Bacterial Colonies Cultured on Plant Based Yogurt and Animal Based Yogurt, Poster Presentation, Nicolas Egros, Ishita Nair, Akeeme Brown, and Cassandra S. Korte
The Effects of Aluminum Exposure on Planarian Photophobic Response to Different Wavelengths of Light, Oral Presentation, Anden Velez
The Legalization of Marijuana States Compared to Non-Legalized States in the U.S. Against Violent Crime Rates, Poster Presentation, Sara Miller
Trauma-Informed Practices of Mental Health Providers Around the Globe, Poster Presentation, Kathleen Scott, Jon Sperry, Debra L. Ainbinder, Lydia Fink, and Amanda Mohammed
Unity4Health, Poster Presentation, Melissa Quiceno
Work and Happiness: A Time-Use Study, Oral Presentation, Gabriela Nunez, Winner
Felon Disenfranchisement: An Attack on Democracy in the United States, Research Paper, Katie Rodrigues, Winner - Undergraduate
